Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor

Post title: Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor

Responsible to: Lead Practitioner

Hours: 33.45 hours per week 8.15am to 3:15pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8.15 to 4:30pm on Wednesday including 30 mins unpaid lunch break each day

Duration: 191 days per annum

Salary info: Orbis Scale Points: 17 - 20 £ 29,752 - £31,528 FTE. Annual pro-rata actual salary: £23,077 to £24,454

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor who will support our students by standing in for teachers when they are absent, this could be by covering a single class or up to four classes (approximately 120 students) working independently within our lecture theatre space. The successful candidate would ideally have experience working with children, be an excellent communicator with strong safeguarding knowledge who will maintain confidentiality at all times whilst working to achieve the best possible outcomes and wellbeing for our students.

The school was accredited as World Class in July 2021 and as such, we are committed to providing a world-class education for every student through a well-designed and balanced curriculum. Our established culture provides a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment.

Ethical leadership is at the core of all decision making  such, staff are valued, treated with respect and afforded a diverse range of opportunities that come with professional trust. We place significant emphasis on working collegiately as a staff to share our expertise and subsequently enhance the learning experience with our students.

With our trust growing, we are likely to have many more career development opportunities coming up in future.

We invest in and support our aspirant and highly skilled staff, making it easy to access opportunities for continued professional development

Our safe and nurturing environment enables staff to thrive

We are a collaborative team working across the school and with wider Trust colleagues - sharing ideas, spreading best practice, supporting and challenging, and bringing out our very best

We offer:

• A staff wellbeing day during term time;
• Long service awards and social events;
• Competitive salary and pension;
• Healthcare scheme for staff members and their families;
• Automatic progression through pay points;
• Extensive Continuous Professional Development;
• An in-house Leadership Development Programme;
• Career progression opportunities;
• Generous paid holiday entitlement;
• Opportunities for flexible working including a nine day fortnight;
• Free parking;
• Cycle to Work Scheme;
• Discounts on holidays and retailers

We would like the successful applicant to start as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications
: 9:00am on 16th October 2026. Interview date 20th October 2026
. If this role attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised. If you want more info about the role, please contact us at  or

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance and appropriate checks in line with KCSIE and safer recruitment guidelines. The school is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.